Hey my girls!!
 

OKAY- What is up with this "Cake" that Angie has been sending everybody and how can I be down??!! I'm feeling left out :mad:

Noelle- Staring at hot guys is THE thing to do! I do it all the time. It's fabulous. I'm glad to be the "Baby" among the group since I feel like the old lady at school. I'm looking around at all these teens fresh out of highschool when I graduated before the new mellinium. :lol: I'm majoring in Communication Arts specializing in TV and Radio Broadcasting. So hopefully you'll see me on the tube in a couple of years. I couldn't agree with you more about going to school when you're more mature. I thinkjoining the Army first gave me the discipline nad life experience that will really make me appreciate college more than these young kids who don't really know any better. The pressures of military life definately took the anxiety out of going to college so I'm very excited.

J- I say again, you cook the coolest stuff!! That's it! I am coming to your house for dinner and I'm stickin around for breakfast :hun: Good for you on getting some rain over there.

Cal- As a kid who always went back to school in September, I must say that going back in August just seems so wrong. Hope all is going well as everyone prepares to hit the books.

Kempy- Hi love. How is everything going? Like I said, how can I be down with the cake thing. I'm like totally in the dark here. Somebody show me the Light.

Okay I got an early day tomorrow so I'm going to bed now.


Cherie, stay strong. You're a survivor and you inspire me. I'm thinking about you.

Hey all!! I got my cat condo yesterday and boy dont they love it. It is huge but it looks good so it isnt like this big ugly thing in my livingroom. :lol:

Dips, PM me your email address and I will send you a pic of the cake that I made for my Mom's best friend's birthday last weekend. I made a peepee cake to surprise her with for her birthday. Like I said it is gross but funny. :lol: :rofl: We have a sick sense of humor over here. haha I dont think I can post it on here so I am emailing it to whoever wants to see it.

Not much going on here. It is so hot and muggy that I actually(get this!!!) said to Jay...." I cant wait until Fall!!!!" I will be hating myself when winter comes for saying that. haha

I am playing hookie from work right now. I came home for lunch but I am not going to head back over there. I don't have any clients so I would much rather be at home. I am having a Pampered Chef party tomorrow so I really need to scrub the hosue down for that. I think I will have about 20 people here. I don't think I have ever had that many at one time before so it is a little nerve wraking.

Julie I wish we had some cooler weather. I told Joe that is getting cooler. :lol: We are having a high of 94 today and then Sat. it will be 92. Man, what a cool front. We leave on the 20th for vacation. I am so ready to go. I am starting to make a list of the food we need to bring. We rent condos with kitchens so that we can split the cooking and that usually helps save some money for other things.

Angie I have always wanted one of the cat things but I just know that Spart would hate it. He is the cheap cat. I ball up a piece of paper and he goes to town with it. His favorite thing is a plastic bottle cap. He runs with that things for hours. So, do you love being back at home?

Noelle I used to watch the guys building next door too. They looked better far away though. The hard part was when they were building on the side of our house that has our bathroom. They could look right down into the room so I had to take showers with the light off and run past the window just in case.

Dips did you get the e-mail yet? Also, can you PM me your address? I like mailing things to everyone and I think you are the last one that I don't have. A girl I work with is going to go back to school next year. She is 38 with an 18 year old duaghter so don't feel bad about being oler at school.

Cherie I hope that you are doing ok today. Pop onif you need to chat.

Well, I need to go clean something. I'll be back later.

Good Afternoon Girls

Kempy have a nice afternoon off. My Mom was just at a Pampered Chef party and bought me this really cool pie spatula thing. The edges of it are serrated so you don't have to get a knife out while cutting things....I was surprised it is so sharp. I think a condo with a kitchen is a great idea for vacation. I remember your pics from last year and they were so nice. Save money on food and buy something for you!!

Dips you can pm me your e-mail address too. I like to have everyone's in case this site would go down, also to send you some pictures and stuff. Mine probally will not be as funny as Angie's pictures, haha.

Cherie, thinking of you....I hope things are going the best as they can be right now for you and the girls.

Angie I am glad you finally got the cat condo. I am thinking about getting a dog. Actually I was looking into getting a labradoodle. (standard poodle and yellow lab mix) They are suppose to be great with kids. And that is what I need because ds got bit by my mom's hyper dog. So I am trying to find a good breeder and a good price. I wouldn't even mind getting an adult dog, then no potty training. I had enough potty training these kids the last couple of years :lol:.

Noelle are you at home today? I can just see you looking out your window and checking out the roofing project ;).

Cal I hope you are staying cool and your school has a great air conditioning system.

Ds was in the bathtub last night and got out for one second found a scissors and cut the middle part of his bangs :dizzy:, I did the same thing right before my kindergarten pictures my mom said. He has got a gap right in the front. LOL, but I told him never do that again, you could cut yourself, so I think that made him think. I am going to have to take him in and get it shaped up. Darn, and his bangs were just the right length. He said he needed a trim. LOL, gotta love him. The rain is falling right now, kind of pretty. Dh's aunt is in town and from FL. So we might go visit her again. Boy it would be nice if we could come down to her place, she lives one hour away from disney ;). Does anyone like Howie Mandell? I love his sense of humor. He is coming out with a new show on Bravo I guess....he was on Regis and Kelly this morning. I think he will be like doing undercover things like tricking people and playing pranks on them. It will be nice to see some good tv come back on again. Okay enough babbling from me. Check back later on girls.

Julie, I love it when he is on Regis and Kelly and he does the pranks on people while they are on vacation. That is so funny. I remember watching tapes of him when I was young and he would put the glove over his head and blow it up. He says he had to stop doing that because he popped a blood vessel. Yuck.

Dips, I would like your address too. We usually give out Christmas gifts and it would be nice to be able to send you something too.

Kempy, Have fun with your sakip day. YES, I love being back at home. We got so much yard work caught up already. We did the slate walkway and it looks nie. At the end of the month we are getting the driveway made higher as well so we dont have that big bank out front anymore. I think we will put in patio blocks so we dont have any bank.

My cats love the ring that goes around the milk top. They will chase and carry that thing around for hours. :lol: cats are silly. I may pick the kittens up tomorrow and bring them home. Tinky is gonna love having kittens to play with....once he stops hissing at them. :lol:

Julie, I let my friend cut my hair once on a sleepover when I was in kindergarten. She said she wouldnt like me anymore so I let her. I thought my Dad was gonna kill me when he picked me up. :lol: :rofl:

Angie, that is so cute about how "she wouldn't like you anymore", I remember how mad my mom was too, I had long straight hair down to my behind and I took a big piece from the side and kind of made a mullet on one side of my head. I checked the Bravo website and the show is called Hidden Howie, forgot to check what days it is going to be on though. It had a preview clip on the site. I just love his humor. Kind of like Tom Green maybe? Well I am going to go and start chugging my water now so I am not up all night going to the bathroom. I ate too much salt at dinner.

Have a good evening girls. I have some quiet time here right now, dh took the kids to the toy store. I hope they don't spend a lot on toys!

test post, eveytime I post and click submit, I have to click my refresh button and submit again. Whats up with that? Okay the Packers are coming on soon!

Hey girls, I had to stop by at home for while. We bought this new bed back in June, a "Sterling" brand something or other with the memory foam? This was what we bought when we actually wanted to go out and get a Tempurpedic .Anyway, this bed has a 3" pillow topper that on one side, is much softer than the other. The sales manager actually came out to the house to check it out. There's something wrong w/the tailoring of the mattress protector itself that's causing it to slide...so they're replacing the whole bed on Monday. Cr@p, i shoulda just gotten the darn Tempurpedic like I wanted--(hindsight is 20/20, eh?).

The roofers finished the job yesterday so there were no more hotties up on the roof this morning, so I figured I might as well go to work :lol:

Kempy, that is funny that you had to shower w/the light off and run past the window :lol: Have fun at your pampered chef party. I guess you get buying credit from the orders that people place, like PartyLite candles? I've never been to a PC party but then I don't even have my own freakin' house to buy for :rolleyes: :lol:

Angie, your kitties are so lucky to have a huge playhouse for them. I was checking those out on ebay when you mentioned them, but shipping would probably cost a fortune to ship to me. My cats just use the old dining chairs my grandma used to have, I bet you can imagine what the upholstery looks like when it's used as a scratching post. I feel sick, one of the feral cats we feed "kitty boy" (i know, lame name), came home with a huge hole in his neck this morning. He didn't come around yesterday to eat but this morning he was there and he didn't even run away when I went to pet him. He must be really bad off. I couldn't find him after breakfast time otherwise I would bring him to the vet or something. It looks like maybe someone shot him w/a BB gun? I don't think a cat fight could make such a huge hole like that. Poor kitty.

Julie, oh no, not a self haircut! It's funny you mention it, but today is Michael's picture day. I hope you can find someone to fix your DS's hair. At least he's a boy and if you really had to, you could just buzz it and let it grow back in. I was at home this morning and yesterday watching Regis and Kelly w/Howie Mandel. His humor kinda reminds me of Ellen Degeners...they're so deadpan and quick that you don't know if they're serious or not. He's one of those germaphobes isn't he? He didn't wanna taste the food that lady was making because they used the same table they were showing the stinky turtle on :lol: :rolleyes:

Dips how was your day today? Did ya get everything done? Sometimes I feel like we need more than 24 hours in a day. How's the weather up in NYC?

Hey to Cal and CHerie, hope you guys are doing well. I gotta run and pick up the boy from school. Have a good evening. :wave:

Yay Friday
 

Hi girls

Noelle I hope you get that bed fixed. You guys need something comfy to sleep in after a long day at work.

Dips have a nice visit with your Dad. I hope you got it cleaned up in time.

Well sorry so short of a post tonight. Kind of tired. Going to try and get some school shoppin in this weekend. Gotta make a list. Check back in this weekend. Have a good one everyone. Hi out there ladies.

Just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that I'm still here. This last week was very busy. The kids seem ok so far. We've only had 2 of them in lunch detention already. Overall, though, a much better group than last year. We're going to have a busy year, which I'm glad for because it keeps the kids on their toes. Only 8 weeks until Fall break. :lol: (Yes, Noelle, I have already started the countdown!!

The weather has gotten a little better. It's still hot (in the upper 90's), but the humidity is a bit high. However, it is bareable.

Hello to everyone. It's late and I'm off to bed. Have a great weekend.

Cal

Hey Girls
 

Hi girls on this Sunday....I hope everyone is having a good one.

Dips, thank you for the compliments you are a sweetie. That cake was something, huh? If any of us ever have a crazy party we will have to send an order to Angie and she will come up with something!

Cal glad to see you checked in. I was thinking about you. Let the countdown begin to fall break. :)

Going to go get dinner started now. Actually we just walked in the door from my mom's. Went school shopping for supplies and backpacks for the kids and spent $82.00 in one hour. Isn't that crazy? That didn't even include a lunchbox for my boy or gym shoes for him yet. School years are expensive, I guess. Just getting started....I better get use to it. :dizzy:. Check back later on. Have a nice rest of the weekend everyone.

Hi girls, bumping us up....will check back later :)

Anybody here today? How was everyone's weekend? I stayed pretty busy all weekend. I also was up to late last night watching Comedy Central's Pam Anderson's Roast. It was pretty nasty and dirty but really funny.
Noelle did you catch it? Tommy Lee was there and he was a subject of alot of jokes. His show also starts this week. Dh is looking foward to that. Well gotta run and grab some lunch. I did not have a healthful eating weekend. Got into the brownies again. So I hope I can drop my ten pounds I want to lose and start eating healthy and right.

Come out everyone when you get the time....

I'M MELTING!!!!!! It is so hot down here right now. It really isn't hotter than any other day but I just can't take it anymore. I am keeping myself inside until about 5 and even then it is still hot. Not much to report. The PC party was fun, but I am glad it is over. I was freaking out about people coming over. I wanted the house to be perfect. Weird I know. Now, I can relax.

We are getting things together for vacation and that just wont get here fast enough. What is bad is that Echo AND Rhea are in heat so we are going to have to take them to my FIL and have him really watch them so they don't get in trouble. We are going to get them fixed but then they went into heat. YUCK!

I need to go let them out so I will try to pop on a little later with more of a real post.

Stay Cool Kempy :cool:! I am sick of the heat too. But I won't be saying that in Febuary ;). I don't know what the heck I was thinking tonight by cooking dinner in the oven, I made a pizza pasta casserole and homemade banana muffins, I was just sweating in the kitchen. Glad the party went well, I am sure your house looked beautiful for it. I know what you mean though about having company over. I get stressed sometimes too. If the girls get into to trouble I would love a puppy :), I am keeping my eye out for the right one.

Check back in tonight girls. Hi out there everyone, hope your day is going well.

Aww Man!!!
 

I missed Pam Anderson's roast!! AWWW MAAAAN :mad: I was sooo looking forward to it but Comedy Central should re-air it so hopefully I can catch it later. I really like her. She's a lot of fun to watch and she's so darn pretty. What a sport she is for putting herself out there to be roasted.Anyways ...



Kempy- I feel for you. Fortunately for us New Yorkers,we've been getting a lot of rain which put an end to our heat wave. Unfortunately it also caused problems on the subway. But it feels a lot better outside these days. BTW keep close watch on those doggies!


Hi J- I had a great weekend. I didn't want to go back to work today but, gotta pay the bills, right? Going back to school is going to be costly for me too. Books alone are going to leave me broke. If you think it's bad now, wait till college!

I'm making steaks for dinner tonight acompanied by mixed veggies and brown rice. I actually have a big appetite tonight so I'm going to take advantage without abusing it. My BF made rosemary chicken last night. It was pretty good. I was just happy to get a break from the kitchen. Okay, gotta chop up the squash. I'll be back later.

Ooooohhhhh yeahhhhhh.... :lol: Julie, I didn't catch the Pam Anderson roast but I did catch Tommy Lee on Regis & Kelly...I dunno what it is about him, he's so scruffy looking, but he still does it for me :^: I've been lusting after him since 1984? 7th grade? naughty I know. He's the reason I chose to play the drums in band. I have strange taste in men I guess (look what I married, just kidding!). Hey, one of my girlfriends said there's a rumor that Motley Crue may end their US tour in Hawaii. I can only wait w/bated breath :p . Steve Carrell(?) (40 y.o. Virgin) is a funny guy too. I loved him in Bruce Almighty, I remember watching that movie on a plane and trying not to laugh too loud.

Kempy, I so know what you mean about not being able to take the freakin' heat anymore. It's been staying up in the low 90's here, sometimes w/a storm passing by then all the tradewinds die down, it's miserable. It cools down pretty good at night though, sometimes dipping into the low 70's. So did you guys give up on breeding Echo? I'm pretty sure neutering keeps them healthier in the long run.

Dips, thanks for the PM, I'll send my info over. It seems my PC's are still out to make my life as miserable as possible so I can't always get online. Did ya have a good visit w/your dad?

Hey Cal, I guess I shouldn't be complaining about the heat considering where you live. I know you have no trouble keeping those kids in line, glad you have a great bunch of kids to work with this year.

Angie, how's it going w/you girl? You still sprucing up your house? How's the housing market in ME? Are you guys still keeping an eye out to sell and buy a new place?

Cherie, hope your move is going smoothly. Thinking about you and the girls.

Well, gotta stop here. It's lunch time and I'm starving (well, not quite :ink: )

Dips your boyfriend sounds like he can cook. Thats great. And your dinner sounds really good and healthy. I am glad your heat wave has ended. They are re-airing the roast now. So funny, I can't believe they can get away with saying the things they do on tv now. When I was a kid I never heard a swear word on tv. Now the soaps and talk shows are full of them.

Noelle, you better be at that concert if they do end the tour there. I can see you bringing Rick along screaming "I love you Tommy!" LOL....
I missed Regis and Kelly because golf was on. Blah.

Hi everyone else....Angie, Kempy, Cherie, and Cal

Good Night Girls

Dips: Thanks for the info. I've sent you mine as well.

If possible, I'd like to exchange info with everyone. I had addresses for Angie, Noelle, and Kempy, but I've misplaced them. I'd really like to have the info for everyone so we can still keep in touch if anything ever happens to this site.

Have a great evening everyone.

Cal

Hey Girls
 

Okay,I feel better because I did see the re-aired and apparently uncencored Pam Anderson roast. It was hilarious. She is such a sport. As tasteless as the whole event was, she managed to take it all like a champ.Anyhoo

J- I know what you mean about how much they allow on tv. Who knows what they're going to be able say 10 years from now :yikes:

Noelle- I had a great visit with Dad. Thanks for asking. I never figured you could be a Tommy Lee fan. You must be, like, the good girl who likes bad boys. You don't get any badder than him :crazy

Well, I'm going to bed soon but I want to do my dishes first. Good night ladies!

Dips wasn't it funny.

Noelle I am watching Tommy goes to college with dh. Be sure to tune in!!

Good Night Girls.

Julie, I was watching this show about Corvettes when my sister called and told me Tommy Lee was on TV. She has digital cable so she has different channels than I do...i had to do a frantic channel surf before I found him :lol: But find him I did. He's such a goofball, acting like a little kid. You know what makes him so endearing though, he seems like he always needs someone to give him that nod of approval. it was funny how he couldn't get the hang of those quad drums. Is this a weekly thing? If so, I'm tuning in again. Oops, let's not drool on the keyboard :o

Dips, yup, that's me. In school I was the one pulling all the stunts while my friends got the blame. I looked like a goody-two shoes but actually I think I was the naughtiest one :devil:

I had a rough day. Dental appointment for some cosmetic work...the anesthetic didn't wear off until 4-5 hours later! :eek: So you see, I had a reason to be drooling :lol: But I will be enjoying my new "new" bed. I will let you know how I like it.

Anywhos....have a good night everyone. I'll try and pop in tomorrow at a normal hour.

Cherie, I can't imagine how hard this time is for you. You have so much strength during all of this. I am glad that you had friends and family to help you out. It is just heart breaking to hear about the girls having to say goodbye to their dad....they are so special. Steven will be holding the girls hands forever. I am glad they are finding some comfort with your new place. It must be nice you and the girls can go out into to your own yard now.
You are welcome for the gift, sorry your birthday present was late. And I am glad the girls liked the teddy bears. Take care sweetie. I am glad to see you here.

That was so strange....I posted and hit my submit and my post came before your's Cherie? I think there is something wrong with my computer or this site.

Cherie, I can't imagine how hard this time is for you. You have so much strength during all of this. I am glad that you had friends and family to help you out. It is just heart breaking to hear about the girls having to say goodbye to their dad....they are so special. Steven will be holding the girls hands forever. I am glad they are finding some comfort with your new place. It must be nice you and the girls can go out into to your own yard now.
You are welcome for the gift, sorry your birthday present was late. And I am glad the girls liked the teddy bears. Take care sweetie. I am glad to see you here.

Hi out there everyone. Have a good day. I am going to try and fix this computer, maybe logging off?

Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers this past week. This has been the hardest week of my life. I hope to never have to go through something like that again.

I got the girls back on Monday night, and Tuesday we went to go say our goodbyes to Steven. Hannah and Megan both were really upset, but I think it was good for them to see he did actually die. Both girls got to leave him a note and to kiss his forehead before we left. Hannah is taking it really emotionally and Megan is just so matter of fact about it. They are coping, but in totally different ways.

I also met with a lawyer on Tuesday, I need to be appointed representive of his estate so I can get Social Security to talk to me and get his account straightened out. My sister also flew in that day as well.

Wednesday, my aunt took the girls for the night while my sister, my friend Natalie (who came in on Monday) and myself went to Steven's apartment and packed it up. We threw away alot of stuff and we packed alot of stuff for a garage sale that my sister and Natalie decided to have on Saturday.

Thursday we went back and finished up his apartment, and brought a load down to Norman where I signed the paperwork for my new duplex. That day was actually spent just finishing up my packing, running errands and picking up the girls. We stayed up pretty late finishing packing my apartment that night.

Friday, I got up early and took the girls down to Norman to day care, came back and met the movers and we started moving at 9 AM.... to make a long story short, we finished up at 11:15 PM. It was a **** day. My HR manager picked up the girls from daycare, and they ended up staying the night with her. Natalie's husband had flown in that day too, they are buying Steven's old pickup from me to give to their son. They stayed up for the rest of the night organizing and pricing for the garage sale.

The sale went off the next morning, and after it was all said and done, we made about $400.00. I spent half of it on the girls to buy them new bedding for their room, and the other half will go to the lawyer for filing fees.

My stepdad and girlfriend came in on Saturday, and Natalie and her husband left to go back to Houston.

Sunday, I woke up to my top lip covered with blisters... from all the stress, and I am still trying to get them to go away. We had a family dinner at my aunts house that afternoon, and my sister and girls and I went back home and just rested.

Monday, my sister flew back home to Florida, and I was left alone for the first time... it was really weird. Now, I am just trying to unpack and organize the house and it will just take me a while to get through it all.

I am back at work today finally, trying to get organized.... girls start back to school on Monday so this week I will try to make it through all the boxes in their rooms.

They are loving the new place, and they are actually able to go outside and play, so it's great for us all. They haven't said much lately about their dad.. but I know it's on their minds. Little comments here and there or questions. I am still so very sad for them, but I know we are going to be OK.

It's just really weird not to have him around. We had him cremated, and the nurse that befriended him is buying an urn to put his ashes in. Hannah want's to keep the ashes, so for now, we will do that. He didn't want a service, so later, the family will get together to have a dinner and a semi-wake for him. We made it through last week.... and that was what I was trying to do... I still have a lot of hard work to do regarding him and the girls, but I think the worse is over.

Thanks everyone for everything.... I really have needed those thoughts and prayers.

Cherie

Julie.... Thank you for the gift. I haven't had a chance to log in and tell you... the bears were wonderful and the girls love them. I got soap and candles from the Forever Candle place and they are beautiful. Those are made in Arkansas.. my sister knew about them and used to buy them all the time. Thank you so much for it.. it was so very thoughtful.

Cherie

Hey guys. I am trying to get things together for vacation. Little things like watering the lawn and all of the plants inside so they don't die while we are gone. I have to make sure all of the bills are paid b4 we go and spend all of the money having fun. I closed out my Pampered Chef party tonight and I did better then I thought. I was thinking my totals would be $500 but I was at $1200. That gave me $265 in free stuff. That was fun picking out all of the things I wanted.

Cherie it sounds like you have been getting things done even though it has been tough. I have been thinking about you over the past few days. I was wondering how you were handleing things. I have noticed that you have not mentioned Alan in a while is that part of your life ok? Let me know if that is non of my business. I wont have my feelings hurt.

Dips they say that is is going to be REALLY hot this weekend. Thankfully we are going to the beach and it should be cooler there. They say the high is 96 and that doens't take into account the heat index. I bet it will be around 118 with the HI. YIKES!!

Julie did you get that worm that they were talking about on the news this morning? I forgot what they were calling it. I hate that there are poeple out there wirting those stupid virus programs. Don't they have anything better to do?

Noelle does your mouth hurt? I really need to go to the dentist. I tried to tlak they into Invisaline for me but he talked me out of it. What a weird man, not wanting my money.

Angie are you spending so much time working out that you can't post? :D I bet you are in your yard, aren't you?

Cal I bet Ashley misses her pool in this heat. Did you find another one on sale yet?

Well, guys. I hate to run but I need to finish my work. I'll try ot check back tomorrow. It is Joe's b-day so I don't know if I will have time to post.

Just popping in to say good night.

I'm wiped out tonight. I'll be fresh in the morning so I'll submit a real post by then. Good night girls.

GOOOOOD Morning!
 

TGIF Girls. It's an Admissions Day holiday here today for us in the 50th state. I am setting off to work for just a little bit though. Kids are out of school and ready to bug the grandparents I'm sure :)

:grouphug: Cherie, I'm glad you popped in. I am so happy that you have so many supportive people with you helping you with everything. I don't think I've felt more far away and just a little helpless when I've wanted to give a friend a hand. Reading your post I can't help but think of that story about the carrot, the egg and the coffee bean. Is anyone familiar w/that one? If you put each of those items in boiling water, how do they react? You are definitely the coffee bean, changing the water instead of becoming soft and weak (the carrot) or hardened (the egg). Your new place sounds like a wonderful fresh start for you and the girls. Can you PM me your new address so I can update my book?

Dips, you amazing woman. :bravo: :dance: I'm doing a happy dance for you. Enjoy your skinny jeans, you earned it. I can see why your manager would want to promote you to a higher position--you can keep everyone's butt in line. :drill: Props to you girl!

Julie, I know those tears :) After the second day of having them both in school you'll start enjoying the freedom. They'll adjust fine I just know it, then you can relax and enjoy the quiet. I think going back to school is a great option for you if you really want it. Go for it! Michael's doing fine in school so far, haven't gotten any notes home from the teacher yet. I guess it helps that the gal who lives directly across the street is the teacher's aide for the other first grade class. When he's doing homework and starting to goof off I just mention "Miss Roxanne" and he gets right on back to the task at hand :lol: **speaking of time flying by, only 128 days til Christmas :yikes:

Kempy, I just found some "smileys" for ya :sunny: :beach: :lol: Hey, maybe your dentist didn't want to let you do invisalign because your teeth are already perfect? :D I don't know much about that product, but I'm glad I'm done w/my braces days. Happy belated b-day to Joe :woo: :hb: :hat: and enjoy your beach weekend! Don't forget the sunscreen and the cold drinks :cheers:

Angie and Cal, hope to see you guys pop in soon. Have a great weekend all!

Good Morning Ladies.... Slowly, I am starting to feel normal again. :-) Thank you all for your concern.

Kempy.. enjoy your vacation! And wtg on the pampered chef stuff. I love that stuff.. I need to see what new stuff they have. I use mine all the time. I haven't said much about Alan, because he hasn't been around much. The weekend that Steven died, he was in Canada.. he didn't get home til Tuesday afterwards, his sister came to visit from Michigan on Wednesday and she stayed til Sunday I think. My sister didn't leave til Monday... so he did come over this past Tuesday and helped me hanging stuff that I needed help with, but that is the only time that I've seen him. He is leaving either today or tomorrow morning to go back up to New York for over a week.. so once again.. he will be out of the picture for a while.

Julie... it does get better. Like Noelle said.. after the first couple of days, you will start to enjoy your time for yourself. They had a back to school night last night, so we got to go and meet the girls new teachers. I think they will both have a great time at school and they were both lucky to get two really nice teachers.

Dips... congrats on the weight loss.. you are doing amazing. I really need to start focusing on my weight and get a grip on it again. Good thing that came out from these past two weeks, I have felt like I've lost some weight.. now if I can just keep the momentum.

Noelle.. I hope you get to enjoy your day today... and I will PM you with my address... I just keep forgetting to do that.

Angie.. I hope you are doing OK...

This weekend, I think I am going to focus on getting the boxes unpacked in the girls room and get them organized for school. It starts on Tuesday, and they need to have that done.

I went and signed the paperwork at the lawyer's this morning for her to file to name me the representitive of his estate. Hopefully that won't take long, and I can get with social security and get his mess straightened out and the girls can start drawing some benefits.

I have to go pick up the urn and his remains at some point. Hannah wants them, and that is what her dad wanted... but I am still trying to figure out how to give them to her... hmmm heres your dad. Gotta think.

Girls have been adjusting well, just some questions here and there... I still have fever blisters on my lip from all the stress, but after going to the doctor yesterday and getting some medicine, I feel like they are getting better.

OK.. well, I better get back to work.... not too motivated.. but I should really try. At least look to see what was just faxed to me. :-)

Talk to you all soon.

cherie

Hi everyone. I keep planning to post but time gets away from me before I know it. I took Corey school shopping Monday so that is done. I spent SO MUCH money this year for clothes and shoes for them. They had better appreciate it. :lol:

I went and picked out a new livingroom set Wednesday. My sectional is 10 years old so it was definately time for a new one. I got a sofa and 2 chaise loungers for me and Jay. I was going to get Jay the chaise and a loveseat but when I got home and measured the space I only had room for another chaise so now to get all that delivered. I also moved my computer into the livingroom so now my bedroom is HUGE again.

I have not been on my diet at all. I wished I could get the click. I know when I get it and it definately isnt happening now. You know what I mean right? I am very very very close to my highest weight so I am scared but still not taking care of it.

I brought the kittens home and they have been having a blast with the dogs. I have pictures of them trying to nurse off Rebel and Mickey. The poor dogs are looking at them like..."what the ****?..." :lol: :rofl:

I named the gray siamese Teddy because his face looks just like a teddy bear hamster and I named the flame point one Tyson because whenever they fight he goes right for the ear. :lol: :rofl:

So, I have been really busy. Someone is coming up right now to look at the RV so maybe they will buy it and I can stop paying payments since I dont actually have time to use it as much as I want. That means I will probably not get a vaca this year but oh well, what can ya do?

Cherie, I am so glad you are doing a little bit better this week. I wish you and the girls all the best and I wish there was a way to hang out with ya for moral support. I need your address too. I wanted to send flowers to you last week but I knew you were in the middle of moving and I didnt want them to get lost in the shuffle.

Kempy, Have fun on vacation. I am jealous. hehe Tell Joe Happy Belated Birthday from me too.

Noelle, I was just thinking about Christmas the other day too and couldnt believ it is so close again. I just got done buying stuff for school and now it is time to go Christmas shopping. :yikes:

Julie, I was sad about my kids starting school for about a minute. :lol: Enjoy your quiet time while they are in school and remember they are probably having a ball with all their new friends. Plus, it is so fun to hear how their days went when they get home.

Dips, CONGRATS ON YOUR LOSS!!!! You are doing so awesome. I am so proud of you.

Here is a pic of the kittens

Hey Guys. I am just posting a quick one b/c I am running back to work and I have to finish packing. I hope you guys have a great week and I will check back in once we get home. :wave: BYE GUYS!!! I'l be thinking about you while I am laying on the beach with a nice cold drink in my hand.

Have fun Kempy!!!!!! :wave: :wave: :wave:

Well, the RV just sold. :( I have mixed emotions because it represents getting a vacation but in actuality we just dont have the time to use it so it is better not to have the payment but....

Gotta go find some supper. Talk to ya later

Have fun at the beach Kempy :wave:

Angie, you are so funny with your cat names. They are adorable. Sorry your RV had to go but at least you have that much more $$ in your pocket now. At least you got to visit FL a few times in it.

Cherie, hope everything goes smoothly in getting those SS benefits for the girls. Don't give up, they are entitled to every penny.

So does anyone have plans for the weekend? I'm excited because tomorrow evening we're having a girls night out--my best buddies from high school. Well, not exactly a night 'out' as we're hanging out at my sister's house, but it's 6 of us who haven't all gotten together since my wedding 10 years ago. It's gonna be great fun I can tell. I even made a mixed CD of a bunch of heavy metal songs that were popular in those days--we're talking almost 20 years ago :lol:. My gawd! Where does the time go??? I have to go and color my hair :o

Well, have a great weekend all. I'll see if I can get some pics if we do anything wild and crazy. enjoy!

Just wanted to pull us up.
Angie: The kittens are adorable.

Not feeling well tonight. Will call it a night.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Cal